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22Suspected puppy thief arrested in Orlando

A woman was arrested in connection with the theft of a puppy in Orlando, according to the Orlando Police Department. Carolina Mejia Urbina, 25, was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.

A woman was arrested in connection with the theft of a puppy in Orlando, according to the Orlando Police Department. Carolina Mejia Urbina, 25, was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.

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Updated: 9:54 PM EST Nov 12, 2015

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WEBVTT POLICE HAD OTHER PLANS. AMANDA JOINS US WITH THE UPDATE. Reporter: THIS LITTLE PUPPY HERE, I WANT TO SHOW YOU HIS FACE. HAS HAD QUITE A 24 HOURS. FIRST HE WAS STOLEN. THEN HE WAS RETURNED TO A NEARBY DUMPSTER AND ORLANDO POLICE TELL ME THAT WITHIN JUST THE PAST HOUR, THEY'VE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THE WOMAN SUSPECTED OF STEALING HIM. THIS TINY PUPPY HAS HAD QUITE A JOURNEY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE PUPPY STOP ON EAST COLONIAL, THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF TWO WOMEN WHO CAME INTO THE STORE WEDNESDAY. ONE APPEARS TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE PUPPY IN HER PURSE AND WALKS OUT. AFTER THE VIDEO AIRED ON WESH 2 NEWS, THE WOMAN TO TOOK THE DOG CALLED THE STORE AND SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL AND THEY COULD FIND THE PUPPY IN A DUMPSTER OUT BACK WHERE SHE RETURNED IT. SHE WENT THROUGH THIS GATE. SHE DID. AND THEN YOU FOUND THE PUPPY. YEAH. THE PUPPY WAS IN A RED BAG. THAT SHE THREW IN THE DUMPSTER. STORE OWNER CHARLES GLASS SAYS THE PUPPY WAS OKAY. IN FOLLOW UPPHONE CONVERSATION WITH HIS WIFE THE WOMAN SUSPECTED OF STEALING THE DOG STARTED SAYING SHE WANTED TO PURCHASE THE $1,300 PUPPY. ORLANDO POLICE SAY THIS AFTERNOON THEY WORKED WITH THE PET STORE OWNERS ON ARRANGING A MEETING AND THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. PLATS SAYS HE'LL PRESS CHARGES. WE WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO PEOPLE IF YOU STEAL FROM ANY BUSINESS AND GET CAUGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. THE LITTLE PUP IS AGAIN FOR SALE AND HOPEFULLY WILL NEVER FIND HIMSELF IN A DUMPSTER AGAIN. ORLANDO POLICE TELL ME THE WOMAN WHO IS SUSPECTED OF STEALING THIS LITTLE YORKIE PUP HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 25-YEAR-OLD KARA LINE IN A ABINA WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR BATTERY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THIS LITTLE PUP IS BACK AT THE PET STORE AND FOR SALE. IN ORLANDO, AMANDA OBER REPORTING. WESH 2 NEWS. A HAPPY STORY FOR THAT PUPPY BUT NOT FOR CAROLINA URBINA. THIS IS VIDEO OF HER BEING ARRESTED THIS AFTERNOON. SHE DID NOT TALK TO WESH 2 AS SHE WAS PUT IN THE POLICE CAR.

22Suspected puppy thief arrested in Orlando

A woman was arrested in connection with the theft of a puppy in Orlando, according to the Orlando Police Department. Carolina Mejia Urbina, 25, was arrested Thursday afternoon, police said. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.